by Steve Thomason | Aug 11, 2017 | Devos
I posted a visual meditation yesterday that contrasted two views of the Bible and two acronyms and asked readers to respond. All of my posts automatically push out to Facebook. Pam Wymore responded on that Facebook post with another acronym. It captured my imagination...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 10, 2017 | Devos
This is a visual meditation that contrasts two ways to understand the nature and purpose of the Bible. This image has been percolating in my mind for a while. The daily devo from Clergy Stuff this morning inspired me to actually draw it out. I invite you to meditate...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 3, 2017 | Devos
The Narrative Lectionary brings the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-42 into conversation with the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10:43-45. We typically preach these stories separately, with very different messages. The Gospel of Luke, however, tells them...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 3, 2017 | Bible
This video offers commentary that fills the gap between the Narrative Lectionary text in Luke 6:1-16 and the text in Luke 7:1-11. Luke 6 tells of how Jesus “came down the mountain” and “stood on a level place” to present his core teaching. This...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 14, 2017 | Bible
How do we reconcile the seemingly loving and peaceful Jesus with a seemingly vengeful and angry God of the Hebrew Bible? This is a sticking point for many people, especially in a society so saturated with hate crimes. I bring this up today because it is early Saturday...